I seem to do well enough getting ~5hrs on most nights and ~7hrs on weekends and holidays. Granted I'm sure I'm doing more than my fair share to keep coffee growers, roasters, grinders, and shops in business and prospering. ;)

Knew one of those freaks who only needed a few hours sleep a night. Most nights were 3, if he was really tired 4 hours. Always got good grades in school, since in addition to being smart, he had all sorts of extra time to fill in the middle of the night when there was nothing on the TV (this was pre-Internet), so he would do extra credit and whatnot to keep busy.

I generally run my best on 5-6 hours. I broke habit, and stayed up last weekend on a marathon reading session to finish a damn book, and was up until 6am or so, and wound up sleeping until nearly 7:45pm, and given the extended sunlight, didn't realize how late it was until I checked the clock after getting some coffee. I went to bed again at my usual 1am or so, and was up by 6am the next day.

I sleep as long as my body deems fit. Sometimes it's longer, sometimes it's less. There's enough to do that if I do wake up, it's not some mass tragedy that I "lost" time somewhere. And if I sleep in, that's not exactly a terrible thing either--though at this point, 7am is considered "sleeping in"...

I absolutely cannot stand correlation "studies," especially ones that require disclaimers like this in the articles describing them: Still, doctors caution against scaring folks away from sleeping longer, pointing out that self-reported sleeping patterns from the various studies could be inaccurate, and that, depending on factors including age, state of health and genetics, optimal sleep time can vary with each individual.

If I don't get my 8 hours, I'm not a very happy person. Thankfully, I work construction, so I can get away with it. If I were sitting at a desk, I'd end up falling asleep. If I'm taking steroids, then I can deal with a lot less sleep.

What I want to know is why I can go to bed at midnight and wake up at 7:30am for work and be exhaustedly tired, but on the weekend I'll go to bed at 1-2am and wake up at 7:30am and be as fresh as a daisy!

I'm usually getting about 6-7 when I have to get up for work in the evening, though sometimes much less if I can't get comfortable. On my nights off work, I'll not set an alarm, and I'll sleep 12-14 hours.

Slaxl:What I want to know is why I can go to bed at midnight and wake up at 7:30am for work and be exhaustedly tired, but on the weekend I'll go to bed at 1-2am and wake up at 7:30am and be as fresh as a daisy!

I'm guessing an alarm goes off on the weekdays?You probably disrupt your REM cycle on the weekdays and on the weekends just wake up out of habit at a low point in your sleep cycle.

Do you remember a lot of dreams 1st thing? It's a sign you were in deep sleep when you woke up.

plenty of time to sleep when you are dead. i wake up at 4 am every morning for a military style march for 5km, do 1000 push ups, and then return to my domicile to prepare for a hard day of work, looking for work. then, after 9am, i proceed to searching the internet for potential vessels for my sacred seed, so that we may enlargen the population of our holy community.

My wife cannot sleep during the week. Does marathon days/nights. Her workload is so much, she feels compelled to bring it home.Last weekend she slept from Friday evening til Monday morning. Only waking to pee and snack. Makes me sad for her.

mike_d85:Slaxl: What I want to know is why I can go to bed at midnight and wake up at 7:30am for work and be exhaustedly tired, but on the weekend I'll go to bed at 1-2am and wake up at 7:30am and be as fresh as a daisy!

I'm guessing an alarm goes off on the weekdays?You probably disrupt your REM cycle on the weekdays and on the weekends just wake up out of habit at a low point in your sleep cycle.

Do you remember a lot of dreams 1st thing? It's a sign you were in deep sleep when you woke up.

Yeah, always remember my dreams, though the memory fades rapidly if I don't concentrate on it.

Aside from getting flexible morning hours so I don't need an alarm, what can I do to cause less disruption to my REM?

Is the cart moving forward? You might have horse pushing it from behind!

Oh journalists, why so stupid?

And this isn't the only news source that gets this backwards. The sleep doctors I work for have repeatedly said "If you're sleeping more than 7 hours, chances are you have a sleep disorder, which is linked to health problems. Then the news outlets say "SLEEPING TOO LONG KILLS YOU!"

Slaxl:Aside from getting flexible morning hours so I don't need an alarm, what can I do to cause less disruption to my REM?

I've seen some watches? I think there are apps too... that track your cycle and wake you gently at the optimum time close to before your alarm would wake you. So you might wake up 20 minutes before your alarm, but you'll feel better.

plenty of time to sleep when you are dead. i wake up at 4 am every morning for a military style march for 5km, do 1000 push ups, and then return to my domicile to prepare for a hard day of work, looking for work. then, after 9am, i proceed to searching the internet for potential vessels for my sacred seed, so that we may enlargen the population of our holy community.

Well for me, In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I'll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb-mint facial masque which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.

mamoru:I seem to do well enough getting ~5hrs on most nights and ~7hrs on weekends and holidays. Granted I'm sure I'm doing more than my fair share to keep coffee growers, roasters, grinders, and shops in business and prospering. ;)

taurusowner:some_beer_drinker: Mr. Coffee Nerves: Sleep is for the weak

plenty of time to sleep when you are dead. i wake up at 4 am every morning for a military style march for 5km, do 1000 push ups, and then return to my domicile to prepare for a hard day of work, looking for work. then, after 9am, i proceed to searching the internet for potential vessels for my sacred seed, so that we may enlargen the population of our holy community.

Well for me, In the morning, if my face is a little puffy, I'll put on an ice pack while doing my stomach crunches. I can do a thousand now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb-mint facial masque which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.

GDubDub:I'm fed up with the people who "only sleep [some number way under 8] hours a night and feel great!" types.

They are like vegans.Or gluten-free people.Or people who don't own TVs.

Think the new person you just meet might [be vegan]|[be gluten-free]|[not own a TV]|[only sleep 3 hours a night and feel great]? Don't worry, you'll know in 5 minutes.

Or people who do CrossFit. Don't get me wrong, CrossFit is a great workout program (though some gyms emphasize the competitive aspects too much to the detriment of safety) and I have tried it myself. But anytime you get a group of people together who are into exercise, if there's a CrossFit zealot around he will make his presence known quickly. It makes me wonder if when you start going to a gym for a decent amount of time they don't actually tell the members to go out a proselytize.

Lsherm:I absolutely cannot stand correlation "studies," especially ones that require disclaimers like this in the articles describing them: Still, doctors caution against scaring folks away from sleeping longer, pointing out that self-reported sleeping patterns from the various studies could be inaccurate, and that, depending on factors including age, state of health and genetics, optimal sleep time can vary with each individual.

I know! The whole field of epidemiology kicked off in the 1960s with a correlation suggesting smoking was bad for you.